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33144
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J. P. Quinerly is building himself a large store at his place of business at Centreville, Pitt County.
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34018
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The post office in Pactolus, Pitt County was re-established and James G. Lewis was appointed postmaster.
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32182
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This 1883 article features the community of Bells Ferry. It mentions Frank Bell, Samuel Smith, F. M. Pittman, A. F. Pittman, W. B. Hellen, Josh Manning, A. W. Allen, Capt. Ipock.
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32180
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This article features the communities of Jolly Old Field and Centresville, Pitt County. It mentions J. E. Spier, Major Smith, J. W. Quinerly, Dr. William Best, J. D. Miller, Fred Harding, Warren McLawhorn.
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33280
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22857
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This article describes some important events and lists some important dates pertaining to long-forgotten towns in the county. Redalia was a small town that had a post office sporadically from April 19, 1853 until April 28, 1894. Renston was a small town with a post office from March 20, 1891 until October 15, 1902. There was a post office in Ridge Springs from May 14, 1844, until December 11, 1866, and August 15, 1867, until January 1886. Roundtree was another small town in Pitt County. It grew around the plantation of Jesse Roundtree (1765-1831). A post office operated there from June 1, 1888, until October 2, 1902. The ancestral home of Pitt County's Blount family and their original plantation started by Jacob Blount (1726-1789) had a post office from January 15, 1833, until September 6, 1833. A very small town called Clayroot had a post office from February 10, 1894, until June 6, 1901. A prominent man by the name of Asa Garris lived at Littlefield.
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22898
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There have been many landings along the Tar River. Two very famous landings were called Pillsboro and Centre Bluff. Pillsboro was known first as Williams Landing, Upper Landing, and Tobacco Patch. Pillsboro was located near Falkland and was owned by several people. Centre Bluff, also known as Foreman's Bluff, was located between two high bluffs on the Tar River about eight miles from Farmville. It was a very vital and important ferry location before the railroad made it obsolete. In between these two landings, a small community called Bruce developed in the crossroads of Falkland and Centre Bluff roads. It was located near Cottendale, which was Robert R. Cotten's plantation, and Greenwreath, which was Foreman's plantation. The community was named after John Bruce, who financially helped Robert R. Cotten during the Civil War. A post office operated at Bruce from July 18, 1900 until December 30, 1922.
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22956
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In this article, Kammerer summarizes the history and gives the relative location of all the past and present towns in Pitt County. Some of the towns named include: Alwood, Centreville, Congleton, Coxville, Dicksboro, Glendale, Grindool, Hanrahan, Hollands, Ira, Joseph, Keelsville, Langleys, Maupin, Parkerside, Pineboro, Pullet, Redalia, Rochdale, Rose Hill, Rountree, Standard and Winona. A map is included noting all the towns' locations.
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23460
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As Pitt County becomes more urban, historic landmarks are disappearing. Pulling out an old map can help us remember the "obscure and unusual places" of Pitt County's past. Kammerer gives a large list of names of places and communities in Pitt County of which most no longer exist. This article features in particular, the towns of Keelsville, Toddy, and Maupin.
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33651
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The firm of Porter & Galloway at Galloway’s Cross Roads, Pitt County.
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23020
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Pitt County was once dotted with small communities. Kammerer gives a small history of some of these villages that once existed in Beaver Dam Township, now Bell Arthur Township. One of these villages, Rochdale (or Cobb’s Store), began about 1872 when J. C. Cobb built a store. In 1888, a post office was established in Cobb’s Store known as “Rochdale.” Rochdale faded away by 1912 when Cobb’s Store (later C. D. Smith’s Store) standing at Rochdale was moved to Bell Arthur by L. A. Fulford. Other Beaver Dam communities included Cobbdale, Smithtown, Marltown, and Poketink (Nicholstown)
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22915
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Frequent travelers or commuters around Pitt County might have seen the two crossroads on Highway 43, Shelmerdine and Calico. These two crossroads have an interesting history. Shelmerdine began in 1901 and was named after May Shelmerdine, the sweetheart of W.A. West, who owned the local lumber mill. It became a town in 1903, with the lumber company's commissary store serving as the focal point. A 1905 report noted that the population consisted of 325 black residents and 175 white residents. Many Croatan Native Americans and African Americans also came into the town to work for the mill and lived in a small community called "Stumptown." In 1909, the mill burned, and the town began to decline. By 1950, the town had only twenty-nine people. Calico, originally called Calico Hill and noted as being a rough place, was owned primarily by George Washington Venters. His store sold more calico than any other store in the entire county. A post office existed there from 1882 until 1902.
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22803
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Several very small towns in Pitt County are now forgotten to history. Kammerer gives a series of small historical sketches of these lost places. Coxville was a small town that existed from 1850 to 1906. It was named for William Cox and his store. Jolly Old Field was, in the early 1880s, an important steamboat port along the Contentnea Creek. However, the coming of the railroad in 1890 made river commerce obsolete, and the community died. Hanrahan, named after James A. Hanrahan (1831-1891), had a post office from March 10, 1879, until July 13, 1889. This small town reestablished its post office in April 1898. Another small town might have the distinction of having the shortest-lived post office. Blount Hall, the ancestral home of the Blount family, had a post office from January 15, 1833, until September 6, 1833.
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A map on the cover of this issue indicates where some of these forgotten towns were located. Johnson's Mill, named after Frederick Johnston's gristmill, had a post office from December 13, 1837, until July 13, 1903. Quinerly, named after W.A. Quinerly, had a post office from February 9, 1894, until January 13, 1904. Gardnersville was a small town consisting of many family members of the John A. Gardner clan. It had a post office from June 6, 1894 until May 24, 1901. A very small town called Pullet also operated a post office under Franklin Jackson (May 21, 1886-February 1, 1888). The small towns of Hanrahan and Centreville also have disappeared.
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34089
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On Mar. 9, 1858, Godfrey Langley sold 502 ½ acres on Grindal Creek known as the Cottage Tract to William Grimes for $4,500.
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